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Operator mix expands with new own-controlled networks

The number of carriers operating on a CMI-basis on behalf of e-commerce and/or express companies in the United States grew by two in the first half of the year, with Phoenix-headquartered iAero Airways and Minneapolis-based Sun...

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 29, 2020

COVID-19 accelerates Skyports’ UK drone operations

Joshua Aelick
May 29, 2020

Georgian startup to launch with first freighter

Jeff Lee
May 28, 2020

US carriers mixed on use of pax cabins for cargo following FAA approval

Caryn Livingston
May 28, 2020

EFW boosts gross weight with 777 redelivery

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 27, 2020

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COVID-19 accelerates Skyports’ UK drone operations

Joshua Aelick
May 29, 2020

US carriers mixed on use of pax cabins for cargo following FAA approval

Caryn Livingston
May 28, 2020

Air Astana may add 767Fs with new cargo division

Jeff Lee
May 26, 2020

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Georgian startup to launch with first freighter

Jeff Lee
May 28, 2020

EFW boosts gross weight with 777 redelivery

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 27, 2020

China Southern takes two 777Fs amid capacity crunch

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 26, 2020

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EFW boosts gross weight with 777 redelivery

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has completed the conversion of its fourth A330-300F (MSN 777, ex-China Eastern Airlines) and redelivered the aircraft to DHL Express [FAT 005434]. This is the first high-gross-weight conversion and delivers an upward revision to the maximum gross payload for the A330-300P2F. EFW previously listed the maximum gross payload for the A330-300 at […]

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 27, 2020
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Boeing Begins Cutting Workforce With 6,770 Layoffs in U.S.

Boeing Co. unveiled the first and deepest of its planned job cuts, saying it would notify 6,770 employees in the U.S. this week that their positions would be eliminated. The collapse in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic has sapped demand for jetliners, forcing Boeing to scale back its commercial business, Chief Executive Officer […]

China Southern takes two 777Fs amid capacity crunch

Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of two 777Fs from Boeing (65421 and 65422) [FATs 005432-005433]. The dual deliveries boost the carrier’s freighter fleet at a time when available air cargo capacity is in short supply as passenger flight frequencies in China have yet to resume pre-COVID-19 levels. China Southern’s freighter fleet now numbers […]

Charles Kauffman and Jeff Lee
May 26, 2020
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Air Astana may add 767Fs with new cargo division

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana has set up its own dedicated air cargo division and could become a freighter operator with converted 767-300Fs. According to the carrier, the decision was prompted by the recent boost in regional demand and a review of the strategy for the fleet after the COVID-19 crisis. While Air Astana had already been […]

Jeff Lee
May 26, 2020
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SF Airlines continues fleet growth

Chinese express carrier SF Airlines plans to add at least five more aircraft to its fleet by the end of 2020. The carrier confirmed to Cargo Facts the additions include three 757-200PCFs (29943, 33101 and 33100, all ex-TUI Airways), to be converted by Precision Aircraft Solutions, and two 767-300BCFs (26329, ex-LATAM, and 30847, ex-Titan Airways), […]

Jeff Lee
May 22, 2020
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